Middletown teen killed, 4 others injured in crash

A 16-year-old Middletown girl was killed and four other teens injured in a one-car crash in East Brunswick Saturday night, police said today.

Jason Stein, 17, of East Brunswick was behind the wheel of a 2003 Toyota when he lost control of the vehicle about 8:20 p.m. on Summerhill Road behind Brunswick Square Mall on Route 18, police said. The vehicle slid sideways, striking a curb and a traffic light station at the rear of the mall, police said.

Stein and his four passengers, all 16-year-old girls, were taken to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick, police said.

Dana Centanni of the Lincroft section of Middletown died there Saturday night, police said. Lindsay Capatasto of Middletown's Bedford section remains in critical condition, a hospital spokeswoman said. Stein and the other two passengers - Nicole Spinelli and Megan Greene, both of Middletown - were treated at the hospital and released, the spokeswoman said. All four girls were students at Middletown High School North.

Police said drugs and alcohol are not believed to be a factor in the crash. The cause remains under investigation, but excessive speed appears to be a factor, police said.